IJsboerke was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1973 to 1982. Its main sponsor from 1973 to 1980 was Belgian ice cream manufacturer IJsboerke [ fr ; nl ] . In 1981 and 1982, its main sponsor was juice drink brand Capri-Sun ( German : Capri-Sonne ). Walter Godefroot won the 1978 Tour of Flanders with the team.
6-504: One of their subsponsors was Koga Miyata , a bicycle manufacterer from Heerenveen that also sponsored amateur teams and Tulip Computers (1991–1992). This cycling team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Belgian sports club is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . KOGA KOGA is a Dutch bicycle manufacturer based in Heerenveen , Friesland . The company
12-612: A range of e-bikes (bicycles with an electrical assist system), city-bikes and racing road-bikes. They have also recently started producing a line of gravel-bikes. Additionally, Koga track-bikes have seen some success in the past decade, with the 'Koga Kinsei' frame claiming a gold medal at the UEC European Track Championships. Koga bikes are especially known for assembling their bikes by hand, and for "smooth welded" aluminium frames; nearly all Koga bikes have their welds smoothed out before painting. Some of
18-460: Is a combination of his surname and that of his wife Marion Kowallik. The addition of Miyata came from the cooperation with Japanese manufacturer Miyata . Koga Miyata relied on Japanese components from manufacturers such as Shimano . From 1980 Koga Miyata sponsored the IJsboerke cycle team which a year later changed their main sponsor to Capri-Sun . Dutch rider of that team, Peter Winnen , won
24-451: Is known for its long time partnership with Japanese frame manufacturer Miyata , producing bicycles and sponsoring racing teams under the brand name Koga Miyata . As of May 2010 the partnership ended and the company began manufacturing bicycles under the KOGA brand. The company was founded by Andries Gaastra in 1974 , who had left his position at his father's company Batavus . The name Koga
30-633: Is now owned by the Accell Group . Koga Miyata started with the use of Japanese components. The design and assemblage of the bicycles was done by hand in the Netherlands . At first Koga Miyata only produced racing bicycles . In 1976 they added a range of randonneurs or touring bicycles, and in 1986 mountain bikes . In 1993, after it was acquired by the Atag Cycle Group, Koga Miyata also produced hybrid bicycles . Koga now produce
36-590: The 1981 Tour de France 17th stage on the Alpe d'Huez and the white jersey of the best young rider. The next Tour he won the 17th stage towards Morzine , leading to wider recognition. In 1991-1992, Koga Miyata was subsponsor of Tulip Computers and also main sponsor of an amateur team, which would be a good development team for the professionals. In 1992, Gaastra sold his company to the Atag Cycle Group , which had acquired Batavus six years earlier. KOGA
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